Columbia Writers' Workshop II

By Jodie Cain Smith I was finished writing. Every word had been carefully crafted into my perfect 300-page newborn:  unspoiled and un...

By Sarah Herlong For this latest trip to a writer’s conference, I wrote instructions for the sitters, two pages for the cats, and one p...

By Laura P. Valtorta                                       Stories are like cinnamon buns. They unfold into sweetness. As I conti...

Marion D. Aldridge   “The difference between the almost right word & the right word is really a large matter--it's the differ...

By Bonnie Stanard Recently I had a good rejection for a short story, at least I thought it was a good one. And yes, there are good reject...

By Kimberly Johnson Hey, Hey, Hey . Those three words are burning up the radio waves, especially on 104.7 FM. The intro line belongs to...

Meet a New Columbia II Blogger JODIE CAIN SMITH Jodie Cain Smith spent her childhood exploring the shores of Mobile Bay with he...

By Jodie Cain Smith Recently, due to another Army-mandated move, I left my sixth job in 12 years. I knew well how to start again at the...

By Sarah Herlong I’m lucky to have an entire room devoted to writing. In the Spring, I have a great view of the blooming dog wood tree,...

By Bonnie Stanard Perhaps I ask too much of poetry, but I want it to shed light on the big questions like: Who am I? What has meaning? ...

By Fred Fields I have a website, www.efcopublishingco.com and its purpose is to get my name and book before the publi...

By Laura P. Valtorta It’s a spiritual experience when Marco and Dante head off to mass on a Sunday, leaving me alone with my MacBook Pr...

By Sarah Herlong This year, I decided to get a business day planner to help me achieve my goals with regards to writing. It helps me se...

By Chris Mathews Story engineering, Larry Brooks contends in his book by the same name, must contain milestones , which he defines as ...

By Kimberly Johnson The other day, at lunch, a friend of mine asked me how to write an obituary. We were eating at McAlister’s in Fores...

By Sarah Herlong I‘ve never written a story about my first epic road trip. I remember the route, but not all the fresh insights of se...

Meet a New Columbia II Blogger MARION ALDRIDGE Marion Aldridge is enjoying his retirement career as a writer, blogger, humorist and c...

By Marion Aldridge “Writing Non-Fiction Articles and Columns” Marion Aldridge for July 7, 2013, SCWW Blog “Two types of writers...

By Chris Mathews I have been looking at the usefulness of Larry Brooks’ Story Engineering to the aspiring writer. We have looked at th...

By Kimberly Johnson I had no intention of reading The Soundtrack of My Life , music mogul Clive Davis’ biography. I assumed it was a me...